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most arduous duties with calm resignation until his constitutron failed, and he was
compelled to retire, much to the regret of his company to which the writer had the honor
to belong. Judge Blalock was a consistent member of the M. E. Church, a minister of the
gospel. Iadditional eulogyl. (slgned): "C".
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Ftiday, July 12, 1872
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Our Confederate Dead
'Though the scorner may sneer at and the willing defame them, Our hearts sweil with
gladness whenever we name them.' IFollowed by a lengthy eulogy, including the
iollowing specifics:l
Rev C A McDaniel founder of Bowdon Collegiate lnstitution He was the first Colonel of
the 41st Georgia Regiment and was mortally wounded at Perryville, Ky
To him more than to any other man s Car.oll indebted for good name and fame. His
remains are to be brought from Kentucky and will be reinterred ln Bowdon, July 1oth. Let
all do honor to his memory
Wm. EzraCurtis He succeeded CoL McDaniel in the command of the 41st. and was
mortally wounded at Crow's Valley His grave is in Carrollton in a sadly neglected
condition. Will the gallant 41st and other iriends suffer it to continue so?
Carroll sent 13 fully organized companies to the field numbering, with recruits, about
2,000 men. Do not our dead deserve a monument? ln hono.ing them, we honor
ourselves. Will not the ladies move in this matter?
Prof. Atkins. who was attached to the circus which exhibited at Decatur, Alabama on
lvonday, ascended with a holair balloon during the afternoon, when the balloon became
detached from the windlass fix ng its altitude and ascended to the height of a half mile
and then rapidly descended rnto the Tennessee River. Atkins was drowned, though every
effort was made to save his life.
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Prof. John W. Thompson, an old teacher. died near Hawkinsville on the 20th ultimo.
Carroll Sheriff's Sales
Will be sold before the Court House door in Carrollton, Carroll Co., Ga., on the filst
Tuesday in August next, the following property. to wit: One town lot whereon James
Westbrooks now lives, to satisfy two fi fas issued from a Justice Court of the 714th
District G.Ir. in favor of W. T. Summerlln vs. N Estis, property levied on asthe property
of N Estis, and also some other fi fas I have in rny hands.
Also one lot of land number 7. in the 4th district of said county, levied on as the property
of Sarah H. L4eyres [slc], Executrix & c to satisfy one fi fa issued from the city cou( of
Savannah, Ga., in favor of Julian Meyres vs. said Sarah H. lvleyres, Executdx & c.
(signed) F. M. Williamson, Sh'ff. This July 4, 1872
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We regret our absence from our office last Tuesday evening when we were honored with
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